Doris Cheng

Doris Cheng is an Adjunct Professor and Part-Time Faculty at the University of San Francisco School of Law, where she also serves as Co-Director of the Intensive Advocacy Program and Academic Director. She is a practicing attorney at Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger, specializing in complex injury cases involving third-party negligence. Cheng is actively involved in legal education and rule of law initiatives, having trained lawyers and judges in the U.S., Mexico, Kosovo, Macedonia, Singapore, Belfast, Glasgow, and Caribbean countries. She currently chairs the National Institute for Trial Advocacy’s Western Region Advocacy Teacher Training Program and has received national recognition for her advocacy work.

• Affiliations: Bar Association of San Francisco (President), American College of Trial Lawyers (Member), Kaiser arbitration oversight board (Member), USF School of Law's Board of Counselors (Member)
• Community Roles: Former Secretary and Immediate Past President of the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, National Representative for American Board of Trial Advocates (SF Chapter)

Her professional achievements include multi-million dollar settlements for disabled clients, co-authorship of the Rutter Group’s California Practice Guide on Personal Injury, and the trial practice guide Mastering the Mechanics of Civil Jury Trials. Cheng’s work emphasizes advancing women in trial law and promoting civil justice through international legal training.

Recent initiatives include leading trial skills training for criminal prosecution offices in Glasgow, Scotland, and multiple Caribbean nations. She has been recognized as one of Northern California’s top 50 women lawyers and is listed in Best Lawyers of America and Super Lawyers.